Statement [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 5830th meeting, 4 Feb. 2008, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "The situation in Chad, the Central African Republic and the subregion"]

Supports the decision of the African Union dated 2 Feb. 2008 strongly condemning the attacks perpetrated by armed groups against the Chadian Government; welcomes the decision by the African Union to mandate the Libyan Leader, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, and President Denis Sassou Nguesso of the Republic of Congo, to engage the Chadian parties with a view to ending the fighting and to initiate efforts aimed at seeking a lasting solution to the crisis; urges all States in the region to abide fully by the obligations they have entered into with regard to respect for and securing of their common border, in particular under the Tripoli Agreement of 8 Feb. 2006, the Riyadh Agreement of 3 May 2007 and the Sirte Agreement of 25 Oct. 2007; reaffirms its full support for the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT) and The European Union force (EUFOR TCHAD/RCA); expresses its concern over the safety and security of humanitarian personnel, UN personnel and European Union personnel and material deployed in Chad.

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